The Chicago Department of Public Health is reporting a local uptick in a rare but serious bacterial infection than can lead to meningitis and possibly death.
WEST VIRGINIA -- With summertime just around the corner, many people plan outdoor activities like camping, hiking, or getting some work done around the yard. However, health officials are urging everyone, especially those who love the outdoors, to be extra careful as cases of Lyme Disease tend to spike this time of year. Over half a million []
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. There have been four confirmed cases of measles in Hamilton that may have come into contact with the public. The city said that its public health service is working to contact anyone who may have come into contact with the virus and has provided a list of locations and times of concern. The first listed […]
While symptoms, severity are about the same as previous strains, FLiRT variants appear more transmissible, one expert says.
BATON ROUGE — U.K.-based drug manufacturer Astrazeneca is pulling its COVID-19 vaccine globally. They cited low demand.The company said the vaccine has not generated revenue since April 2023. Astrazeneca's vaccine has been one of the main vaccines for COVID-19, with more than three billion doses supplied since it began to roll out in 2021.But the company now says the availability of new shots has led to a decline in demand. Experts have pointed out that other vaccines have higher...
Pharmaceutical company says newer shots led to decline in demand for AstraZeneca vaccine, which is no longer being manufactured or suppliedAstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” that target new variants of the virus.The announcement follows the pharmaceutical company in March voluntarily withdrawing its European Union marketing authorisation, which is the approval to market a medicine in member states. Continue...
Long Beach officials declared a public health emergency Thursday afternoon after one person died and nine others were hospitalized due to a tuberculosis outbreak in the city. The city’s chief health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, said the outbreak was localized to a single-room occupancy hotel, which health officials declined to identify. As of Monday, a total of 14 cases had been identified. The health department’s tuberculosis control staff, however, has identified an additional 170 people who...
A deadly outbreak of tuberculosis inside a California hotel acting as a homeless shelter has led to at least one death. Health officials in Long Beach have consequently declared a public health emergency, according to Fox News Digital.The sudden outbreak at an unnamed hotel has reportedly infected 14 people, resulting in nine people having to be hospitalized. The Department of Health and Human Services for Long Beach made the announcement on Thursday. The identity of the individual who died has...
The risk of Lyme disease has been quietly growing in mid-Michigan for years now, but many people still don’t know when, or where to be on watch.
It's usually a mild illness but it is highly infectious and Cornwall has seen one of the biggest increases in the country
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Shafaqna English- Gaza’s health system is “a few hours” from collapse from lack of fuel supplies which are needed to power hospital generators and ambulances, the Palestinian ministry of health said. Israel closed the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border crossings since last week which has meant fuel supplies have been